Smoke and explosions were seen near the US Consulate in Bur Dubai after a drone-related incident that caused a small, contained fire; authorities report no injuries and the US urged citizens to leave the UAE.
The EU Agency for Asylum warns that even partial destabilisation in Iran could produce refugee flows rivaling recent crises, as strikes and regional fighting displace thousands and international agencies call for urgent de-escalation.
Iran's women's team stood silently through the national anthem before losing 3-0 to South Korea in their Asian Cup opener, their first match since the recent escalation of conflict in the region.
A nationally balanced PNAS experiment found differences by race and ethnicity in competitiveness and risk tolerance as large as the male-female gap, and showed the usual gender gap does not hold among Black participants.
State privacy regulators found that PlayOn’s ticketing platform GoFan blocked access to school event tickets unless users agreed to data sales, prompting a $1.1 million fine and a policy change that now lets users opt out.
Sen. Ron Wyden argues in a Feb. 27 op-ed that preserving Section 230 is crucial to protect ordinary users and critics from government and private censorship, while endorsing targeted privacy and design reforms instead of broad repeal.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland will aim to prepare for autonomous nuclear options as Europe boosts deterrence amid questions about US defense commitments.
Three doctors received prison terms after a 2021 maternal death linked to delays in a pregnancy termination under Poland’s strict abortion rules, sparking renewed protests and official probes.
Ars Technica removed and retracted a Feb 13 story after finding AI-generated quotations attributed to a source who did not say them, and subsequently fired senior reporter Benj Edwards following an internal review.
A Nature Aging study found transferring gut microbiota from older female mice to younger females improved ovarian markers and fertility in mice, a surprising and preliminary result that will need more research before any human implications can be drawn.
Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is being supported by $24 billion from Saudi, Qatari and Abu Dhabi sovereign funds that officially hold no voting rights, but the size of the investment has renewed debate about foreign influence over major media assets such as CNN and HBO.
President Donald Trump said he ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt all US trade with Spain after Madrid refused to permit use of its Rota and Moron bases for missions tied to strikes on Iran, prompting the relocation of US aircraft.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it is inundated with complaints from troops who allege some commanders described U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran as divinely sanctioned and referenced the Book of Revelation, according to reporting by independent journalist Jonathan Larsen.
Troops across multiple branches reported commanders invoking Revelation and calling the Iran strikes divinely ordained, prompting more than 110 complaints to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump criticized Spain's stance on Iran and said he would cancel trade ties; he also warned against military action and said the priority is to take on Iran's army first.
Northeastern University researchers found that pregnancy produced lasting reductions in fear memory in rats and identified the steroid allopregnanolone as a likely chemical contributor, with effects that varied by behavioral type and persisted after birth.
Israeli forces struck a Qom building that Iranian and Israeli sources say was hosting Iran's Assembly of Experts to choose the next supreme leader, with Iranian media reporting the structure was flattened and no early casualties.
Attacks on Qatari LNG facilities and escalating strikes around the Strait of Hormuz drove sharp spikes in gas and oil prices, hammered markets and risked major supply shortages.
Independent estimates and official data show a sharp economic downturn in Russia driven by war spending and sanctions, with widespread corporate losses, regional budget crises, expanded tax burdens on small businesses, and reduced transparency about official incomes.
After US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered regionwide retaliatory attacks, multiple US embassies said they cannot help Americans evacuate and urged citizens to use commercial or private travel options while making contingency plans.
Multiple outlets say an Israeli strike struck a council location during the vote count to select Iran's next supreme leader, a development that could heighten regional tensions though key details remain unverified.
Ministers say Britain will only back military action with a clear legal basis and plan, restricting US use of UK bases to defensive operations after a public row with President Trump.
A UFSCar longitudinal study of 88 infants found early motor delays tied to poverty at six months that largely reversed by eight months after simple, low-cost home stimulation and maternal engagement.
Workers at Google, OpenAI and other tech firms circulated multiple open letters urging companies to set clearer limits on military uses of AI after the Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran.
New York Fed president John Williams said a Fed study shows most tariff costs have been passed to U.S. businesses and consumers, adding roughly 0.5 to 0.75 percentage points to inflation and delaying progress toward the Fed's 2 percent target.
Attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz have sharply cut ship traffic and heightened fears that sustained disruptions to oil and gas shipments could tip the global economy into recession.
Doha says it acted in self defense after an attempted attack on Hamad International Airport, rejecting claims it joined a wider campaign targeting Iran while thousands of transit passengers faced travel disruption.
Researchers report that bacteria living in the mouth and intestine can break down proteins that trigger peanut anaphylaxis, a finding linked to reduced reactions in a small human study and protective effects in mice.
President Trump said he would consider deploying U.S. ground troops to Iran if needed, while Pentagon leaders declined to rule out such a move and the administration offered conflicting timelines for Operation Epic Fury, which killed Iran's Supreme Leader and has caused heavy casualties.
Markets sold off and oil jumped after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliation, raising fears of disrupted oil flows and wider economic impact.
New research shows large language models can deanonymize social media users more effectively than classical techniques in controlled tests, and the authors call for platform and provider mitigations to limit abuse.
An Eco Iraq Observatory estimate says about 1.6 million barrels per day are offline after production at Rumaila and Kurdistan fields stopped, costing Iraq roughly $128 million daily at $80 a barrel and risking much larger fiscal hits if the halt continues.
After rocket and drone attacks by Hezbollah and a wave of Israeli airstrikes that killed 40 people, Israel moved troops into southern Lebanon and ordered mass evacuations as the group declared it was ready for open war.
De Schutter will publish a roadmap in April, developed with UN bodies, academics and civil society, proposing policies such as wealth taxes and universal basic income to tackle inequality and align economies with ecological limits.
President Trump posted on Truth Social saying Iran's military and leadership are gone and that offers to talk are 'too late,' while Iran says it doubts the usefulness of negotiations and Trump has not ruled out deploying troops as he vows to target Iran's missile and naval capabilities.
Dev channel build 26300.7674 reveals Copilot integrated into File Explorer right panel and other OS areas, delivered as an activation package with a detach option and reports that the final release may allow disabling the feature.
USA TODAY and other outlets report that Israel resolved to eliminate Iran’s top leaders after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, and that coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes beginning Feb. 28 targeted Iran’s leadership and strategic programs.
Pump prices climbed after crude futures spiked on Middle East attacks and shipping disruptions, and higher oil costs typically reach drivers within weeks.
Thousands gathered in Minab to mourn 165 schoolgirls and staff killed in a Saturday bombing that Iran blamed on the US and Israel; Washington and Tel Aviv deny knowledge and UN agencies have called for an impartial probe.
OpenAI says it is changing a Pentagon agreement after users and staff protested, adding limits on surveillance and extra approvals for intelligence use while critics warn about AI safety in military settings.
Recent escalation between the US and Iran has raised energy and financial risks worldwide; the duration and geographic spread of the conflict will determine whether the shock becomes a short disruption or a prolonged economic drag.
A multicohort study of 8,221 cancer patients shows that deep learning models predicting molecular biomarkers from routine H&E whole-slide images frequently learn composite signals tied to other mutations, tumor grade or mutation burden, causing biased subgroup performance and limited generalizability and calling for bias-aware evaluation and causal methods.
President Trump has launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran with no set end date, rejecting his 2016 and 2024 campaign promise to avoid new 'endless' wars and doing so without congressional approval.
Following US-Israeli strikes, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, insurers halted coverage and attacks reduced tanker traffic, pushing Brent past $82 and prompting warnings that a prolonged shutdown could cause recession and higher inflation.
The Supreme Court left intact lower-court rulings that AI-created works without a human author are ineligible for U.S. copyright by declining to hear Stephen Thaler's appeal over art produced by his DABUS system.
After the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs, ordinary shoppers have filed class-action suits to try to recover tariff surcharges that companies are seeking back.
Gas exceeded $5 a gallon after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022; higher U.S. output, adjusted global flows, cooler demand, and more market experience make a repeat less likely but not impossible if a major supply disruption happens.
In a phone interview with The Sun, President Trump slammed Prime Minister Keir Starmer for declining to take part in US strikes on Iran, saying the decision was politically motivated and signalling growing strain in UK-US relations as conflict in West Asia escalates.
About 300,000 importers are seeking roughly $134 billion in refunds, but the ruling left the refund process unresolved, likely triggering years of litigation and complex administrative steps.
House Bill 2303 would ban employers in Washington from requiring subcutaneous microchips for workers while allowing voluntary implants and medical devices, and it excludes adhesive or bracelet trackers from the prohibition.
Beijing is pressing Tehran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for oil and liquefied natural gas shipments amid Iranian threats against shipping and growing disruptions to global energy flows, industry sources and Chinese officials say.
U.S. futures tumbled as oil jumped on reports the Strait of Hormuz was closed and drone strikes hit the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, raising fears the U.S.-Iran conflict could persist and push inflation higher.
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent Brent above $82 a barrel and European gas up about 25 percent, stoking inflation fears and a broad sell-off across markets.
Images in an official press release revealed a seized wallet recovery phrase, enabling a thief to drain roughly $5 million and prompting an internal review and promises of tighter controls.
A Penn State study of 999 rural, low-income families found that regular bedtimes and shared meals were associated with lower child behavior and ADHD symptoms, but yelling and other harsh parenting behaviors removed those benefits.
Joint strikes on Iran have left Chinese exporters and investors facing stalled shipments, delayed payments and unresponsive clients, forcing paused production and uncertain deals.
President Trump told reporters the US could carry out a "friendly takeover" of Cuba as his administration steps up economic pressure and a fuel blockade that the United Nations says risks a humanitarian collapse, while Havana denounces the moves as imperialist.
The House of Lords has backed amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to ban pornography depicting sex between step-relatives, criminalise non-consensual screenshots of intimate images, align images of adults pretending to be children with child imagery laws, and require courts to order deletion of shared intimate images.
Senate Democrat Ron Wyden said he will "pull out all the stops" and seek bipartisan legislation after the Trump administration took the unprecedented step of banning the AI company Anthropic from government work.
Exporters say US and Israeli strikes on Iran have disrupted shipping, leaving roughly 181,000 to 227,000 tonnes of basmati rice stuck at Indian ports and pushing up freight and insurance costs for a crop whose top market is the Middle East.
Investor concern over the Middle East conflict drove the KOSPI below 5,800, prompted a five minute futures selling suspension by the KRX, and sent the won sharply lower to 1,466.1 per dollar.
A Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis says the US-Israel Operation Epic Fury, launched Feb 28, could impose direct military and broader economic costs on the United States ranging from tens of billions to as much as $210 billion depending on duration and escalation.
Bloomberg says Cursor's revenue run rate exceeded $2 billion after a three month surge, reflecting a shift from individual developers to corporate buyers.
Kyiv says a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict could divert Patriot interceptors and other air defense munitions, though President Zelensky says there is no immediate sign of shortages.
Leading marine insurers have withdrawn war risk cover for Gulf waters after strikes on Iran, leaving hundreds of ships anchored, prompting major route diversions and sharp freight cost increases.
Interest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020 to about $970 billion in 2025 and already tops spending on defense and Medicaid, analysts say.
Senator Marco Rubio told lawmakers the Trump administration launched pre-emptive strikes to prevent Iran from targeting US forces after an anticipated Israeli attack, a rationale that left Congress divided and focused on war powers and strategy.
Workers in Kenya report seeing deeply private footage from Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses, Meta’s policies allow human review of interactions, and EU privacy experts say transparency and consent around this processing appear inadequate.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company rushed a recent Defense Department agreement, pledged contract changes including a ban on intentional domestic surveillance of U.S. persons, and promised to work with the Pentagon on technical safeguards after backlash linked to a dispute with rival Anthropic.
President Trump said the United States can sustain a prolonged campaign after a strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader, as fighting spread to Lebanon, Gulf oil targets and Tehran while US officials outlined war objectives and faced bipartisan scrutiny.
A recent filing shows the government sought to slow court-ordered refunds for invalidated IEEPA tariffs, and analysts say each month of delay could tack on about $700 million in interest owed to importers.
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver mocked Paramount’s proposed $31 per share takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, flagged Netflix’s decision not to up its bid, and raised questions about how HBO might change under new corporate ownership.
Oil and gas outcomes range from a modest premium if fighting stays local to severe global price shocks if Gulf exports or key shipping routes are disrupted, with spare capacity, policy responses and demand changes determining how high prices go.
Brent crude and U.S. pump prices climbed after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's retaliation raised supply risk, with analysts warning diesel-driven inflationary pressure may follow.
A 6-month prospective cohort and recent reviews find that how caregivers introduce solids affects what infants eat, especially iron intake and food variety, but the literature reports mixed results on nutrient shortfalls and long-term growth outcomes.
The Pentagon says Task Force Scorpion Strike used LUCAS drones, reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed 136, during February 28 strikes as part of Operation Epic Fury.
Oregon State University researchers report an iron nanomaterial that triggers two reactive oxygen species inside tumor cells, achieving complete tumor regression in mice without damaging surrounding healthy tissue.
Oil surged after a U.S.-Israel strike and regional disruptions, raising the risk that higher energy and wholesale costs could undermine claims that inflation is firmly under control.
New Mexico lawmakers fast-tracked SB 152 to create LITAP, a state-run program that will offer up to $30 per month to eligible low-income households for broadband starting in July and funded by the state universal service fund.
A Nature Human Behaviour correspondence argues that very low birth rates in rich countries are likely to continue and could produce social and economic benefits, overturning older expectations that fertility would rebound to replacement levels.
Sensor Tower, Appfigures and Similarweb report sharp user reactions after OpenAI announced a Department of Defense partnership, with ChatGPT facing mass uninstalls and reviews while competitor Claude gained downloads and top App Store rank.
A public tracker compiling congressional appropriations, Pentagon releases, and defense research puts US military spending tied to the Iran conflict at about $43 billion from April 20, 2024 through March 2, 2026, counting operations, weapons, air defense and military aid while excluding long term and human costs.
OpenAI released a report detailing what it calls China’s coordinated "cyber special operations" to intimidate and remove critics online, describing extensive use of fake accounts, AI tools and legal forgeries across major social platforms.
A University of Colorado study of 142 chronic back pain patients and 51 controls found amplified responses to everyday sounds in the auditory cortex and insula, reduced activity in medial prefrontal regulatory regions, and improvement after Pain Reprocessing Therapy.
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran killed top leaders and provoked widespread Iranian and allied retaliatory missile and drone attacks that have struck Gulf states, Lebanon and Israel, disrupted travel and energy supplies, and prompted emergency evacuations and international alarm.
On March 2 the Federal Circuit declined to pause implementation of the Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of President Trump's global tariffs, clearing the way for the Court of International Trade to begin processing claims for refunds.
Multiple AWS availability zones in the UAE and Bahrain experienced power and connectivity disruptions after a UAE datacenter was struck amid Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, causing regional cloud service failures and customer impact.
Lawmakers are advancing a bill to ban businesses from using facial and voice recognition and to stop the sale of biometric data after retailers including Wegmans began storing shopper biometrics.
A deep learning model analyzed retinal photos taken during standard retinopathy of prematurity screenings and identified risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension in premature infants with high accuracy, but researchers say more validation is needed before clinical use.
Cyprus will lodge a formal complaint and has not ruled out renegotiating Britain’s military base arrangements after a Shahed-type drone hit RAF Akrotiri, forcing local evacuations and prompting criticism of UK communication.
After a public standoff with the Pentagon over military uses of AI, Anthropic’s Claude surged in popularity, topping app charts and registering record sign-ups amid service disruptions and renewed debate about AI in defense.
A global team proposes a Population Neuroscience-Dementia Syndemics Framework to study how biological, social, and structural factors interact across the lifecourse to drive higher dementia risk for women in low and middle income countries.
An IRGC senior official said on March 2 that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that Iranian forces will set fire to any ship attempting to transit, a move that risks disrupting about 20% of the world’s oil shipments.
The FCC approved Charter’s acquisition of Cox without imposing new conditions, prompting warnings from California regulators and consumer advocates that the deal will reduce high-speed broadband competition in overlapping markets.
The Associated Press will supply its vote count data and race calls to prediction market Kalshi so users can track and trade on 2026 midterm outcomes.
A lab study shows laser 3D printing of lunar regolith simulant can make heat resistant, durable parts, but final strength and stability depend heavily on the substrate and environmental settings, a result that matters for in situ construction on future lunar missions.
British Columbia will move clocks forward this Sunday and then stop changing them, remaining on year round daylight saving time set to UTC minus 7 and called Pacific Time.
Northwestern researchers show toxic amyloid-beta 42 builds up in synaptic vesicles and report that the FDA-approved anti-seizure drug levetiracetam blocks that production in animal models, human neurons and Down syndrome brain tissue.
President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new nuclear posture allowing temporary overseas deployment of French nuclear-armed aircraft, announced a warhead increase, and said talks have begun with several European partners while stressing France retains sole control over any use.
Family historian Lyn James told Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine that Google’s Gemini provided inaccurate PROB 11 references and a fake TNA screenshot while tracing a 17th century Beaton will, and then admitted the information and image were fabricated.